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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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